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What sentence in this paragraph states a claim? (1) Many people fear spiders much more than they should. (2) Only a few spiders have a poisonous bite, and most spiders are not interested in biting humans
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What sentence in this paragraph states a claim?

(1) Many people fear spiders much more than they should. (2) Only a few spiders have a poisonous bite, and most spiders are not interested in biting humans anyway. (3) Even black widow spiders will not make you as sick as most people believe. (4) And tarantulas, though big and hairy, are gentle enough to be kept by young children as pets.
Sentence 3
Sentence 4
Sentence 1
Sentence 2

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sentence 1 because it states what the paragraph is about
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Answer:1

Explanation: all of them make a claim of some sort, however 1 is the most direct in this as well as stating the primary idea for the whole excerpt

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